Definition

Meaning of 'low'

Meaning of 'low' (Webster Dictionary)

1. Low

- strong imp. of Laugh.

2. Low [ adv.]

- In a low position or manner; not aloft; not on high; near
the ground. - Under the usual price; at a moderate price; cheaply; as, he
sold his wheat low. - In a low mean condition; humbly; meanly. - In time approaching our own. - With a low voice or sound; not loudly; gently; as, to speak
low. - With a low musical pitch or tone. - In subjection, poverty, or disgrace; as, to be brought low
by oppression, by want, or by vice. - In a path near the equator, so that the declination is
small, or near the horizon, so that the altitude is small; -- said of
the heavenly bodies with reference to the diurnal revolution; as, the
moon runs low, that is, is comparatively near the horizon when on or
near the meridian.

3. Low [ n.]

- The calling sound ordinarily made by cows and other bovine
animals. - A hill; a mound; a grave. - Fire; a flame; a light. - The lowest trump, usually the deuce; the lowest trump dealt or
drawn.

4. Low [ superl.]

- Occupying an inferior position or place; not high or
elevated; depressed in comparison with something else; as, low ground;
a low flight. - Not rising to the usual height; as, a man of low stature;
a low fence. - Near the horizon; as, the sun is low at four o'clock in
winter, and six in summer. - Sunk to the farthest ebb of the tide; as, low tide. - Beneath the usual or remunerative rate or amount, or the
ordinary value; moderate; cheap; as, the low price of corn; low wages. - Not loud; as, a low voice; a low sound. - Depressed in the scale of sounds; grave; as, a low pitch;
a low note. - Made, as a vowel, with a low position of part of the
tongue in relation to the palate; as, / (/m), / (all). See Guide to
Pronunciation, // 5, 10, 11. - Near, or not very distant from, the equator; as, in the
low northern latitudes. - Numerically small; as, a low number. - Wanting strength or animation; depressed; dejected; as,
low spirits; low in spirits. - Depressed in condition; humble in rank; as, men of low
condition; the lower classes. - Mean; vulgar; base; dishonorable; as, a person of low
mind; a low trick or stratagem. - Not elevated or sublime; not exalted or diction; as, a
low comparison. - Submissive; humble. - Deficient in vital energy; feeble; weak; as, a low pulse;
made low by sickness. - Moderate; not intense; not inflammatory; as, low heat; a
low temperature; a low fever. - Smaller than is reasonable or probable; as, a low
estimate. - Not rich, high seasoned, or nourishing; plain; simple;
as, a low diet.

5. Low [ v. i.]

- To make the calling sound of cows and other bovine animals;
to moo. - To burn; to blaze.

6. Low [ v. t.]

- To depress; to lower.

Meaning of 'low' (Princeton's WordNet)

1. low [ n]

Meaning (1): - an air mass of lower pressure; often brings precipitation

Example in sentence:

a low moved in over night bringing sleet and snow

Meaning (2): - a low level or position or degree

Example in sentence:

the stock market fell to a new low

2. low [ a]

Meaning (3): - literal meanings; being at or having a relatively small elevation or upward extension